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The Diary of a Teenage Girl

  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
31K
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Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, and Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
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A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
31K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Marielle Heller
  • Writers
    • Phoebe Gloeckner(novel)
    • Marielle Heller(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bel Powley
    • Alexander Skarsgård
    • Kristen Wiig
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marielle Heller
  • Writers
    • Phoebe Gloeckner(novel)
    • Marielle Heller(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bel Powley
    • Alexander Skarsgård
    • Kristen Wiig
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 103User reviews
    • 182Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 37 nominations

    Videos10

    The Diary of a Teenage Girl
    Trailer 1:48
    The Diary of a Teenage Girl
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:50
    Official Trailer
    Oscar Buzz for 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'
    Clip 3:46
    Oscar Buzz for 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'
    Hows Your Mother
    Clip 1:34
    Hows Your Mother
    Somebody Wants Me
    Clip 0:29
    Somebody Wants Me
    Expand Your Mind
    Clip 0:49
    Expand Your Mind
    Clip
    Clip 0:56
    Clip
    Pascal And Monroe
    Clip 0:57
    Pascal And Monroe
    Awkward Ugly Naive Lonely
    Clip 0:52
    Awkward Ugly Naive Lonely
    Your Dad And I
    Clip 1:10
    Your Dad And I

    Photos134

    Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Alexander Skarsgård and Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Bel Powley and Madeleine Waters in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, and Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Alexander Skarsgård in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Miranda Bailey, Kristen Wiig, and Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Jorma Taccone, Marielle Heller, and Phoebe Gloeckner in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
    Kristen Wiig in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

    Top cast

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    Bel Powley
    Bel Powley
    • Minnieas Minnie
    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Monroeas Monroe
    Kristen Wiig
    Kristen Wiig
    • Charlotteas Charlotte
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Pascalas Pascal
    Willie
    • Domino the Catas Domino the Cat
    Abby Wait
    Abby Wait
    • Gretelas Gretel
    • (as Abigail Wait)
    Miranda Bailey
    Miranda Bailey
    • Andreaas Andrea
    Carson Mell
    Carson Mell
    • Michael Cocaineas Michael Cocaine
    John Parsons
    John Parsons
    • Burtas Burt
    Madeleine Waters
    Madeleine Waters
    • Kimmieas Kimmie
    Austin Lyon
    Austin Lyon
    • Ricky Wassermanas Ricky Wasserman
    Quinn Nagle
    Quinn Nagle
    • Chuckas Chuck
    Davy Clements
    • Arnieas Arnie
    Charles Lewis III
    • Cool English Teacheras Cool English Teacher
    David Fine
    David Fine
    • Old Hippieas Old Hippie
    Susannah Rogers
    Susannah Rogers
    • Voice of Aline Kominskyas Voice of Aline Kominsky
    • (voice)
    • (as Susannah Schulman)
    Bob Scott
    • Man on Docksas Man on Docks
    Anthony Williams
    Anthony Williams
    • Frankieas Frankie
    • Director
      • Marielle Heller
    • Writers
      • Phoebe Gloeckner(novel)
      • Marielle Heller(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.
    sexmother's boyfriendlesbian kissoral sexsexual promiscuity104 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, drug use, language and drinking-all involving teens.
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The classroom scenes were shot at Lincoln Middle School in Alameda, CA. Although the film crew were given permission to shoot in the school, the school staff objected to the content of the script and insisted no filming be done at any time when students could possibly be on campus. As such, the classroom scenes were shot on a single night, with lights outside the windows to give the appearance of daytime.
    • Quotes

      Minnie: So, maybe nobody loves me. Maybe nobody will ever love me. But maybe it's not about being loved by somebody else.

    • Crazy credits
      Joint Roller Lindsay Hannon
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Chris Meloni/Luke Bryan (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Looking for the Magic
      Written by Dwight Twilley

      Performed by Dwight Twilley Band

      Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews103

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Arrested development
    Being a grumpy old guy, I'm not at all the target audience for this film, so please bear that in mind when I tell you that I found this a fairly tedious coming-of-age movie. I admired aspects of it - in particular the performances of Bel Powley and Alexander Skarsgård - but I wasn't able to maintain my interest in the story.

    The biggest obstacle was, I think, that Minnie, the eponymous teenage girl, was not the only adolescent around. All the adults in her life were at various stages of arrested development. This is possibly the point both of the movie and of the novel it is based on: how can a child grow up when all her role-models are children themselves? It's an interesting question, but when transmitted as drama the audience finds itself stuck in high school for the duration.
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    • gsygsy
    • Nov 9, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 28, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 女孩愛愛日記
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Caviar
      • Caviar Films
      • Cold Iron Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,477,002
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,334
      • Aug 9, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,775,133
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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